Loose-leaf clamp



Nov. 30,1926. 1,609,041

E. PAUKER LO OSE LEAF CLAMP Filed Nov. 28, 1925 MM/ %EA/mn/,

- mama Patented Nov. 30, 1926.

UNHED STATES PATENT orricr.

EDMOND PAUKER, OF ASTORIA, NEW YORK.

LOOSE-LEAF CLAMP.

Application filed November 28, 1825, Serial No. 71,886, and in HungaryAugust 1925.

This invention relates to improvements in to maintain the upper andlower rods 15, clamping devices, especially to the type of and 16, inproper alignment. clamps adapted to be used for clamping The front loweredge of the clamping loose sheets containing records to bekept on member10, is serrated as at 22, to form afile. This clamp may be fastened toeither biting surface. The device is held in place so a single board, orinside of a book or cover. by rivets 23, passing through openings 2A inThe main object of this invention is to the base 6, and through a boardor a cover provide a clamp of simple rigid construction of a" file orbook. and easy to manipulate. From the foregoing it will readily be seenAnother object of this invention is to prothat I have provided a simpleand efiective 5 vide a clamp in which the gripping power is clamp, thatmay be operated by merely sliddependent on a cam or wedge action insteading the member 11, in the direction of the of the usual spring action.arrow to open the clamp for insertion of Other ob ects and novelfeatures of my 1nanyth ng to be clamped, and in the opposite ventionwill be apparent as the description direction for closlng or clamping.6o

rogresses, The lower lnclined rod 16, passing through In the drawings,forming a part of this the lower hole 12, and upper hole 13, actsspecification, Figure 1 is a perspective view as acam or wedge tendingto raise or lower of one embodiment of my invention. the clamping member10, through the medi- Figure 2 is a plan view of the clamping um of theupper rod 15, engaging said device. clamping member 10. The forwardedges Figure 3 is a cross section of same taken 25, and 26, act to alignthe sheets 27 that on line 3-3 of Figure 2. may beinserted for clamping.

Figure 4 is an end View of my clamp, in Having described my inventionwhat I clamping engagement with a number of claim is: To loosesheets. 1. A clamp, consisting of a base, projec- My invention consistsof a clamp 5, having tions fixed to said base, a clamping member a base6, said base 6, having projecting ears pivotally connected with saidbase, a lower 7, and 8, to which there is pivotally connectand an upperopening in said projections, ed as at 9, a clamping member 10. To proancar on one surface of said clamping mem- 7 vide clamping means I pass asliding clamp her, and a wedge slidably mounted in the operating member11, made of heavy wire openings in the said projections and the earthrough openings 12 and 13, in the ears '2' of the clamping member. and8, of the base 6, and through an ear 1%, 2. A clamp consisting of a basehaving in the clamping member 10. openings therein at different heights,a 83 It will be noted that the sliding member clamping member pivotallyconnected with 11, is composed of an upper horizontal bar the base and aclamp operating member havor rod 15, a lower angularly disposed rod ingan upper horizontal bar engaging the 16, and an upright connectingmember 17, at clamping member and a lower inclined bar 40 one end, andis connected at the opposite operably mounted in the openings in the 85end by means of a projection 18, forming a base. part of the rod 15,passing through a loop In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my 19,formed at the extreme end of the rod 16. signature.

A loop 20 on the extreme end of projection 18, forming a part of theupper rod 15, helps EDMOND PAUKER.

